LOR questions

[Canard]

I am planning on getting LOR from biochem, orgo I and II professors with a LOR from dentist.

I have looked at many schools regarding the "required" LOR and most of the school say any "science professors" but a few school such as Tufts require to have 1 LOR from biology professor. Currently, I am doing post-bacc and finishing up all the pre-requisites and did really well in all of them.

Although, I did well in biology courses, I feel that chemistry professor knows me more than just academic results. That is why I wanted to focus on biochem, orgo I and II professors for 3 science professor LORs.

Does anybody know that if most of the school would prefer to have at least 1 LOR from biology and 1 from chemistry department? It is not specified exactly but I heard some school prefer it?

I wanted to have people's opinion and see where I stand, thank you for any input.

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[dentalWorks]

I am planning on getting LOR from biochem, orgo I and II professors with a LOR from dentist.

I have looked at many schools regarding the "required" LOR and most of the school say any "science professors" but a few school such as Tufts require to have 1 LOR from biology professor. Currently, I am doing post-bacc and finishing up all the pre-requisites and did really well in all of them.

Although, I did well in biology courses, I feel that chemistry professor knows me more than just academic results. That is why I wanted to focus on biochem, orgo I and II professors for 3 science professor LORs.

Does anybody know that if most of the school would prefer to have at least 1 LOR from biology and 1 from chemistry department? It is not specified exactly but I heard some school prefer it?

I wanted to have people's opinion and see where I stand, thank you for any input.

Many schools would be okay with just 2 science letters and 1 non-science. The science letters are preferably from chemistry or biology professor (keyword = "OR"). However, like the case with tufts, some schools want more than that.

Tufts wants 2 science letters one from chemistry and one from biology ~ they are very strict about it too...... I think you should call them and ask if the Biochemistry letter is considered "biology" I mean after all, I thought pre-med biochemistry is more focused on biology.

 

[4thMolar]

It would be nice to get an LOR from a Biology and Chemistry professor, but regarding Tufts specifically, they were fine having 2 Biology LORs from me. I was in the same situation and called them to ask if 2 Biology LORs were acceptable, and it was. Granted, I didnt get an interview with them, but I'd call them to make sure.

 

[FLOSS UR TEETH]

Does anyone know if there happens to be an SDN link floating around somewhere specifying all LOR requirements for each school? I know there are a few that specify pre-reqs, etc. so maybe there is a LOR one too.